Dr. D. Kevin Lester Performs First US Knee Replacements With NavioPFS

The first three U.S. unicondylar knee replacement surgeries performed with the NavioPFS system took place at Community Regional Medical Center in Fresno, Calif.

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The procedures were for patients with medial osteoarthritis. The NavioPFS system, made by Pittsburgh-based Blue Belt Technologies, was cleared by the FDA in November.

D. Kevin Lester, MD, performed the surgeries using the CT-free navigation system with intraoperative registration and planning.

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